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* PromotedToLoveInterest: While ambiguous in the game, the manga makes Midna's attraction to Link blatant and reciprocated.
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* FreakinessShame: She refers to her cursed form as ugly, but a couple of her royal staff think she looks cute as an imp.

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* FreakinessShame: She refers to her cursed form as ugly, but a couple of her royal staff think she looks cute as an imp. Link himself doesn't mind much, either.
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* GreenEyedMonster: While the Usurper King acts as if he thinks Link's worth less than the dirt on his shoes, it turns out that he nurses a vitriolic envy towards the hero, since Zant believes he has everything he wants; that is, personal strength, fortitude, and Midna's affection.
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* AnimalEyes: Link's eyes are "beastlike" more than just figuratively. Closely looking at his irises in most panels shows that they have [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/linkwolfvhuman.png a distinct pigment ring characteristic of wolf and husky eyes rather than human ones]].

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* AnimalEyes: Link's eyes are "beastlike" more than just figuratively. Closely looking at his irises in most panels shows that they have [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/linkwolfvhuman.png a distinct pigment ring starkly differentiated pupillary zone characteristic of wolf and husky eyes rather than human ones]].
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* AmnesiacResonance: She retains her ability to drive horse carts despite her amnesia, which briefly tricks Link into thinking she might have gotten her memory back.
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* DeathByDisfigurement: Subverted. King Bulblin cuts off his left arm before letting him bleed out, but Ordona uses her magic to heal him.

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* AnimalMotif: Not just wolves, [[WerewolvesAreDogs but canines in general]], even acting as Midna's loyal (if disobedient) CanineCompanion

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* AnimalMotif: AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Link develops this attitude towards Midna, [[spoiler:even being willing to turn his sword against Auru without a thought for his role, the kingdom, or his destiny]].
* AnimalMotifs:
Not just wolves, [[WerewolvesAreDogs but canines in general]], even acting as Midna's loyal (if disobedient) CanineCompanion

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* DeathByDisfigurement: Subverted. King Bulblin cuts off his left arm before letting him bleed out, but Ordona uses her magic to heal him.



%%* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Subverted. King Bulblin cuts off his left arm, but Ordona uses her magic to heal him.
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* DevilComplex: Ganondorf reveals he's well aware of the reincarnation cycle that has him pitted as against the hero and the princess for all eternity. But rather than seeing it as a curse, Ganondorf embraces it as his destiny [[spoiler:to the point that he willingly kills himself rather than [[RedemptionRejection accept an offer of redemption from Link]], knowing he'll reincarnate and terrorize Hyrule again in the future.]]
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* RippleEffectProofMemory: Same as with Princess Zelda, but with the Triforce of Power. [[spoiler:While initially baffled by the royal family catching him off-guard, he eventually remembers not only the rulership and defeat of the [[AlternateSelf future Ganondorf]] from ''Ocarina of Time'', but how the Hero of Time and the Princess joined forces to set up his downfall]].

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* RippleEffectProofMemory: Same as with Princess Zelda, but with the Triforce of Power. [[spoiler:While initially baffled by the royal family catching him off-guard, off guard, he eventually remembers not only the rulership and defeat of the [[AlternateSelf future Ganondorf]] from ''Ocarina of Time'', but how the Hero of Time and the Princess joined forces to set up his downfall]].

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* RippleEffectProofMemory: Thanks to the Triforce of Wisdom, [[spoiler:Zelda is able to remember that her past incarnation, or rather the AlternateSelf of said incarnation, helped the Hero of Time defeat Ganondorf and stopped his reign from occurring by using the Ocarina of Time]].



%%* PastLifeMemories: Same as with Princess Zelda, but with the Triforce of Power. [[spoiler: He remembers not only his defeat and rulership in ''Ocarina of Time', but also is mentally linked with the Ganondorf [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker of the other timeline]], since both possess the Triforce of Power.]]


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* RippleEffectProofMemory: Same as with Princess Zelda, but with the Triforce of Power. [[spoiler:While initially baffled by the royal family catching him off-guard, he eventually remembers not only the rulership and defeat of the [[AlternateSelf future Ganondorf]] from ''Ocarina of Time'', but how the Hero of Time and the Princess joined forces to set up his downfall]].
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%%* PastLifeMemories: Same as with Princess Zelda, but with the Triforce of Power. [[spoiler: He remembers not only his defeat and rulership in ''Ocarina of Time', but also is mentally linked with the Ganondorf [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker of the other timeline]], since both possess the Triforce of Power.]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: Midna is more proactive in using her magic in combat, and is even strong enough to stop two Gorons in their tracks.

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* AdaptationalBadass: Midna is more proactive in using her magic in combat, and demonstrates that she is even strong enough to stop two Gorons in their tracks.tracks on two separate occasions.



--->'''Midna:''' There's no woman here. You're imaging things. Or...were you fantasizing? Heh...heh heh heh...

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--->'''Midna:''' There's no woman here. You're imaging imagining things. Or...were you fantasizing? Heh...heh heh heh...
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* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: The Hero's Shade states he and Link have no actual blood relation. Doesn't stop him from [[LikeASonToMe treating him like his son]].

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* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: The Hero's Shade states he that [[spoiler:he and Link Link]] have no actual blood relation. Doesn't stop him from [[LikeASonToMe treating him like his son]].

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* AdaptationalSlimness: Subverted. While still very fit, Link doesn't start off with the HeroicBuild of his game counterpart, instead sporting a thinner, more boyish frame to reflect his youth and inexperience. He's more than caught up by the end, however.

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* AdaptationalSlimness: Subverted.At first. While still very fit, Link doesn't start off with the HeroicBuild of his game counterpart, instead sporting a thinner, more boyish frame to reflect his youth and inexperience. He's more than caught up by the end, however.


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* AnimalMotif: Not just wolves, [[WerewolvesAreDogs but canines in general]], even acting as Midna's loyal (if disobedient) CanineCompanion


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* SavageWolf: Link has a pretty terrifying prey drive as a wolf, and his fights usually become {{Mook Horror Show}}s. Even when he's docile, humans (save for Zelda) invariably regard him as a dangerous predator rather than a BigFriendlyDog.


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* TriggerPhrase: Link is deeply unnerved to discover he has a prey drive triggered by the mere mention of Ganondorf's name.
-->'''Link:''' I must fight Ganondorf, and ''I must not fail to defeat him''.
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-->'''Link:''' ...Why do I think that?
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* AdaptationalSlimness: Subverted. While still very fit, Link doesn't start off with the HeroicBuild of his game counterpart, instead sporting a thinner, more boyish frame to reflect his youth and inexperience. He's more than caught up by the end, however.


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* AnimationAnatomyAging: Thanks to an oddly specific case of EmotionalMaturityIsPhysicalMaturity and a god-given quest that forces him to grow up a little too fast, Link's face matures quite noticeably over the course of the story, giving him [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anianoagi.png narrower eyes, a longer, more defined nose, and a stronger neck and jaw]]. The change is gradual enough to either miss or chalk up to ArtEvolution until [[MaamShock another character ribs him]] [[YoungerThanTheyLook for hitting his physical prime about ten years early]].
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* PrematurelyGreyHaired: When Link reunites with him the first time since he pulled the Gaurof Sword a few years back, Darpa's hair has started growing in grey at the roots, which he insists is from the Twilight Realm's lack of light from

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* PrematurelyGreyHaired: When Link reunites with him the first time since he pulled the Gaurof Sword a few years back, Darpa's hair has started growing in grey at the roots, which he insists is from the Twilight Realm's lack of light fromlight.
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* InconvenientAttraction: Although Midna had resigned herself to having to make use of a servant from the Light World she despised, she was unprepared for it to be someone as handsome and ([[ClassicalAntiHero seemingly]]) noble as Link. Midna struggles against her own insistence that she's only using Link as a means to an end, even as they do grow closer.

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* HeroesPreferSwords: Link, as usual, uses the Master Sword as his main weapon. When the power gets to his head, however, the sword allows Dark Link to attack him and actively weighs itself down afterward, signifying that he's no longer pure enough to use it.



* IdenticalStranger: Link may not be [[spoiler:the Hero of Time]]'s descendant as in the games, but the brief glimpse [[spoiler:Link catches of his face in life]] shows, alongside bonus art included at the end of volume 2, that he has an even more uncanny resemblance to his predecessor than in the games.



* ShellShockedVeteran: Link has many [[TraumaButton triggers]] and trained to become a knight, although he was actually a trainee rather than a previously active soldier.



* FightingFromTheInside: When Ganondorf voices his intention to [[ToThePain torture Link to death]] rather than merely kill him using Zelda's body, [[spoiler:Zelda wrests control away from him and begins to [[HeroicSuicide slit her own throat]]]].



* HeroicSuicide: After Ganondorf [[spoiler:pulls a GrandTheftMe on Zelda and tries to force her to kill Link, she instead tries to move her sword towards her own neck. Midna comes in just in time to drive Ganondorf out]].



* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Inverted. The Hero's Shade spends most of his time as a skeletal wraith, [[spoiler:but has the ability to make himself look like his old self as the Hero of Time]].



* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: The Hero's Shade states he and Link have no actual blood relation. Doesn't stop him from [[LikeASonToMe treating him like his son]].



* IgnoredEpiphany: When Zant loses to Link, he finally admits that he never really believed in himself and that all of his conquests and mayhem were a futile attempt to escape that truth. When Link tries to reach out to him more, however, Zant doubles down and keeps asserting that he won't surrender his throne to anyone.



* MurderTheHypotenuse: Besides the threat Link poses to his rule, Zant wants to kill him for being close to Midna.



* MusclesAreMeaningful: It's only by virtue of the divine evil-repelling properties of the Master Sword that Link can survive a BladeLock with Ganondorf. Striking Link anywhere else--including a raised shield--launches Link across the battlefield and coughing up blood. Once Ganondorf realizes this, he switches tactics to sucker-punching Link when his blade is otherwise occupied.



* DontYouDarePityMe: King Bulblin is angry when his former captive Ilia is shocked to find him wounded and in the middle of a VillainousBreakdown.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: King Bulblin is baffled that Ilia isn't leaping at the opportunity to become his queen after his impressive display of dominance (i.e. murdering her crush).



* EnemyWithout: Dark Link is Link's inner rage, shame, and AcquiredSituationalNarcissism given physical form.

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* EnemyWithout: Dark Link is a manifestation of Link's InferioritySuperiorityComplex, who has been repeatedly lamenting how he is unfit for the hero title. Once Link gets the Master Sword, he becomes incredibly [[BloodKnight violent]] towards Bulblins and gets offended by people [[DudeWheresMyRespect not treating him well enough as their savior]]. After Link loses a fight against him, and then to Zant, Dark Link rubs everything into his face.
* TheHeartless:
Dark Link is Link's inner rage, shame, and AcquiredSituationalNarcissism given physical form.



* InnocentlyInsensitive: Rusl tries to encourage Link early on to learn swordsmanship, not knowing about Link's disastrous first attempt at learning the trade.



* PrematurelyGreyHaired: When Link reunites with him, Darpa's hair has started growing in grey at the roots, which he insists is from the lack of light.

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* UnfilfilledPurposeMisery: He's prone to this even before he learns what his purpose even is, as his happiness in Ordon is dragged down by the unshakable feeling that he's defrauding and endangering everyone simply by being there. When [[spoiler:the Master Sword rejects him]], he writes off his own existence entirely, questioning why the Hero's Shade would save him when he'd just proven himself completely worthless.

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* UnfilfilledPurposeMisery: UnfulfilledPurposeMisery : He's prone to this even before he learns what his purpose even is, as his happiness in Ordon is dragged down by the unshakable feeling that he's defrauding and endangering everyone simply by being there. When [[spoiler:the Master Sword rejects him]], he writes off his own existence entirely, questioning why the Hero's Shade would save him when he'd just proven himself completely worthless.

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* UnfilfilledPurposeMisery: He's prone to this even before he learns what his purpose even is, as his happiness in Ordon is dragged down by the unshakable feeling that he's defrauding and endangering everyone simply by being there. When [[spoiler:the Master Sword rejects him]], he writes off his own existence entirely, questioning why the Hero's Shade would save him when he'd just proven himself completely worthless.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: When he pulled the Gaurof Sword from its pedestal in his youth, it sent his entire hometown disappear. [[spoiler:Link does not learn until later that the citizens were sent to the Twilight Realm]].

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: When he pulled the Gaurof Sword from its pedestal in his youth, it sent his entire hometown to disappear. [[spoiler:Link does not learn until later that the citizens were sent to the Twilight Realm]].

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* TheChampion: Link is Zelda's Champion by fate and Midna's by choice. With Zelda, this manifests as a supernatural DulcineaEffect and [[IntrinsicVow complete inability to hurt her]]. But if given the freedom to act on his own feelings, [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl he'd forsake all of Hyrule for Midna]].



* TheChampion: Link is Zelda's Champion by fate and Midna's by choice. With Zelda, this manifests as a supernatural DulcineaEffect and [[IntrinsicVow complete inability to hurt her]]. But if given the freedom to act on his own feelings, [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl he'd forsake all of Hyrule for Midna]].



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: While the Hero of Time in ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime1999'' was a naive, sheltered, optimistic child who answered the CallToAdventure with little hesitancy, took setbacks in stride, and easily took to his role, his successor is cynical, emotionally fragile, and has to be dragged kicking and screaming into his destiny.





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* CorneredRattlesnake: Having become so reliant on Ganondorf's power, Zant breaks down in fear whenever a sufficiently powerful foe approaches, such as the Golden Wolf or Link. In the end, he manages to pull off a CurbStompCushion against Link.


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* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: Downplayed. In the game, King Bulblin had a two-handed axe with a hammer head for a poll. The manga gives him a one-handed axe with only a blade. Halfway through the story, he gets his hands on his in-game weapon.


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* DecompositeCharacter: In the game, Rusl was said to be the one who forged the Ordon Sword. While he is still a swordsman in the manga, the work for the blade was done by the smith Gine.
* DualWielding: Rusl wields both a sword and his machete during the final assault on Hyrule Castle Town.


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* DecompositeCharacter: In the game, the Goron chief Darbus was turned into Fyrus when he touched the Fused Shadow. Here, Darb became Fyrus and assimilated the chief when he tried to fight him.
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* ProdigalHero: Left Hyrule proper for its annex Ordon after accidentally destroying his home city, and is reluctant to return, refusing Bo's request to bring the tributary sword to Hyrule Castle town because someone there might recognize where he's from and what he did. [[spoiler:He eventually comes across the town itself in the Twilight Realm. And while they're too relieved by their impending rescue to think of blaming Link himself for anything, they are not happy to learn their city was ''purposefully'' established in such a dimensionally unstable region by Hyrule's leadership and never informed of the risk.]]

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* ProdigalHero: Left Hyrule proper for its annex Ordon after accidentally destroying his home city, and is reluctant to return, refusing Bo's request to bring the tributary sword to Hyrule Castle town Town because someone there might recognize where he's from and what he did. [[spoiler:He eventually comes across the town itself in the Twilight Realm. And while they're too relieved by their impending rescue to think of blaming Link himself for anything, they are not happy to learn their city was ''purposefully'' established in such a dimensionally unstable region by Hyrule's leadership and never informed of the risk.]]
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* KilledOffscreen: At the end of the final volume, [[spoiler:Ilia finds his body riddled with weapons from fighting off Ganondorf's monsters]].
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* VillainousBreakdown: He's practically frothing when the Hero's Shade joins Link in the fight against him, recognizing him as the Hero of Time.

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* VillainousBreakdown: He's practically frothing when the Hero's Shade joins Link in the fight against him, recognizing him as the [[spoiler:the Hero of Time.Time who helped foil him in the past]].



* WorldsStrongestMan: Ganondorf is by far the most powerful individual character of the story. Acquiring the Triforce of Power granted Ganondorf nearly unlimited magical might, on top of the knowledge of swordplay and strategy he already possessed. [[spoiler:It takes a combination of one of Zelda's Light Arrows, the Master Sword, and Ganondorf's [[SpitefulSuicide own pettiness]] to put him down]].

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* WorldsStrongestMan: Ganondorf is by far the most powerful individual character of on the story.mortal plane, with only the gods being out of his reach. Acquiring the Triforce of Power granted Ganondorf nearly unlimited magical might, on top of the knowledge of swordplay and strategy he already possessed. [[spoiler:It takes a combination of one of Zelda's Light Arrows, the Master Sword, and Ganondorf's [[SpitefulSuicide own pettiness]] to put him down]].

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